JT30.com

Amps: www.HarpAmps.com
Tab: www.HarpTab.com
Contact Webmaster
Links: www.HarpLinks.com
Learn: www.HarpLog.com
Rock & Roll Lyrics

Mic Kaczmarczik's Dr Z Kit Information

Dr Z Kit

This directory contains USENET articles Mic has saved about guitars, equipment, pickup, techniques, players, and so on. Mic has graciously granted permission to post the stuff on the JT30 page on the off chance that it might be useful in the context of Blues Harmonica. Mic is not responsible for the content, just the collection.

Do it Yourself

Dr Z Kit

Dr Z Kit

From mzait--(at)--ol.com Tue Aug 26 10:37:05 CDT 1997
From: mzait--(at)--ol.com (MZaite)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps
Subject: DR.Z EL-34 Amp Kit
Date: 26 Aug 1997 11:56:20 GMT
X-Admin: new--(at)--ol.com
SnewsLanguage: English
Xref: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu alt.guitar.amps:61518

I recieved many E-Mails regarding a post about my amp kit, I thought it
might be easier to respond here.
First the cost of the kit is $599.00, this is for a complete amp head kit
with cab.
I expect the power trannies to arrive mid Oct. so kit's will be available
by Nov.
I designed this amp as a primer to tube amp builders.
It's a 4 tube 45 watt EL-34 output class A/B fixed bias amp.
Since it is a primer I decided to use a little differant topography, in an
attempt
to show the use of other than typical tubes.
The input tube is a EF-86, for those not familiar with this tube it's a
high gain
pentode, rather unique sounding, not your typical 12AX7, also it will tolerate
higher inputs, making it handle stomp box inputs very gracefully.
The tone stack consists of Volume, Bass and Treble. which then enters a
non negative feedback long tail phase inverter.
The output are two EL-34's push pull fixed bias.
The output tranny has 4,8 and 16 ohm taps .
I have attempted to make this kit simple yet original, easy to build yet
challenging,
and use the highest quality componants and still keep the price resonable.
I hope this answers the many questions posted.
DR.Z






 

A B box
ABY box
Aging Grill Cloth
Available Pot Evaluation
B plus Precautions
B plus Safety Tips
Best Guitar Cable
Bias Jig
Biasing by Scope
Build an AB box
Cabinet maker
Cable Shield Conducts
Caig ProGold GxL
Cap Orientation Test
Cap Temp Ratings
Cathode Current Biasing Error
Champ line out
Cheap Headphone Amp
Cheapo amp
Cigar Box Amp
Damp Tube Microphonics
Darkness
Decontaminate Ckt Board
DIY Bias Probe
DIY Coil Winder
DIY Tube Dampers
Dr Z Kit
Eyelet Board
Fitting Grounded Cords
Fix Stripped Baffle Screws
Fixing Faded Knobs
Forming Caps No Variac
Good Pot Cleaners
Groove Tubes
Grounded Cord Codes
Heat Shrink On Cables
Hot Transformers
How To Lacquer Tweed
How to Measure Wattage
Installing Grillecloth
Light Bulb Cap Formers
Light Bulb Current Limiter
Low Drain Buffer TL061
LV Switchcraft vs Neutrik
Making Decals
Maxi Matcher Review
Measure Amp Power
Mounting A Variac
No Tuner Cleaner
Ohms Law Calc Online
Potting Transformers
Powering up old amps
Re Tolexing
Reconditioning Checklist
Reduce AC Voltages
Reducing Hum
Remove Ground Switch
Resistor Differences
Retensioning Sockets
Scooter Takes The Juice
Solder Types
Speaker Cable Guage
SwAMP ChAMP
Tolex Cleaner
Tolex Repairs
Tone Stack Calculator
Transformer Adapter Plate
Tube Font
Tweed Deluxe Clones
Why Orange Drops

micK pages


Amps
Caps
Circuits
D-I-Y
Effects
Fender
Guitars
Q & A
Speakers
Tubes
Vendors